ooooo.... I do love a bargain!

[JustJo]

Okay, I don't mnd spending money when the situation calls for it, but I really do LOVE a good bargain. I know I'm not the only one either....heck, Scoote's favorite word is "clearance."

Just this week, I was at Lowe's in the garden center. We've got a bare backyard to landscape, and I was wandering around getting ideas. I passed the hibiscus in big tubs....$9.99. Okay, I love hibiscus, so I lingered, considered, decided they were definitely on the list. Wandered farther....sale rack....oooooooooo! Hey....hibiscus! Same size tub....$2.49. Yes, there were a few yellow leaves, but basically they were in good shape. I got 4, for the price of one. Gotta love that! I planted them yesterday, and they already look happy in their new space.

Okay, your turn... ...what great bargains have you found lately?

[katsarecool]

I also got a bargin tree; a Garnet Japanese Maple that was so puny, a stick really about 3 ft tall for $10. When I moved from my house it was about 7 ft tall and lush with color.

I found hand carved wooden ships with leather sails; the Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria for $3 for all.

Books (hardback and paperback) at the thrift store down the road for .25 cents. Love those deals!!!

[lipstixgal]

Sorry not good at the plant thing maybe if I move to a warmer climate but really I need clothes so maybe some things on clearance if they have in my size?? I'm petite but good thread Jo..

[Miss Scarlett]

The last time I was up in Maggie Valley, I visited one of my favourite shops and spent 2 hours prowling through their rocks and crystals. I left with a boatload of quartz points (including 3 singing crystals and 5 recordkeepers) that I purchased for $6.00. Anywhere else it would have been at least that much for one recordkeeper.

At another favourite shop in Maggie I purchased a huge piece of lapis for $4 that would have cost 10 times that anywhere else.

Last month I purchased a beautiful agate geode sphere on eBay. It's bigger than a baseball, black with some banding and had a crystal "eye" in the middle of one side. I had to have it because it looks like an eye and didn't care how much I paid but ended up paying just under $35 with shipping. The following week the same seller listed her sister - I was tempted but didn't enter the auction. The sister sphere sold for well over $100 plus shipping.

[JustJo]

I just had to bump this old thread....I'm still tickled about a deal we got on Sunday!

We went to Old Navy (Scoote needed some shorts) on Easter Sunday, and discovered that they were having an Easter sale.

I also had $50 in coupons that I got from a credit card that gives me $10 at Old Navy for every $200 I charge, even if I pay it off in full that month and pay no interest (cha ching! free clothes!)

On top of that...they had a scratch off coupon with an additional discount

So...at the end of our shopping expedition...we had:

• two pairs of shorts for Scoote
• a pair of orange swim trunks for her for the Bahamas
• a pair of jeans for Rooster (his legs grow daily)
• a soft orange henley shirt (can you tell she loves orange?)

We paid $40.89 (including tax)....and saved $94.54.
The jeans alone are normally $34.50.

And we got a coupon for 10% our total order on our next visit.

Oh...I do love a bargain!

[Gemme]

I bargain bins, clearance racks, bogo sales and yard/moving/garage sales. If I could find a way to get something back when I buy something, I will.

Squee!

[violaine]

what about a bargain on car repair work?


car repairs can be $$ - and prices vary widely, depending on type of garage, and location of shop. today, i needed an oil change, tune up [can get really expensive for volvo], stabilizer bar link, A/C check for leaks, addition of dye/freon, and some new hoses for 315$ parts/labour.

it may look like a lot of dough, but indiana charged over six hundred dollars just for the tune-up. i did look/telephone round, because i even ordered several of those parts myself.